General Manager, Director of Venue Booking & Promotion
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Description
The General Manager, Director of Venue Booking & Promotion is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive schedule of events and shows for the historic Carnegie Music Hall, The Warhol’s The Factory Creative Arts Center, and other Carnegie Museum venues.
This position is responsible for planning, booking, and scheduling a variety of events and performances at the venue. This role involves seeking out new and innovative programming, negotiating contracts, coordinating events logistics, and ensuring that all events run smoothly and successfully; additionally, this role will develop a marketing and promotional strategy for Carnegie Museum venues and the events held in these spaces.
A primary focus of this role is maximizing multiple revenue streams related to live performances, concerts, and events, and will oversee a diverse portfolio of content that both establishes The Factory and the Carnegie Music Hall as unique brands and experiences, as well as valuable earned income assets for Carnegie Museums.
In addition, this position advises and coordinates with key programming staff on the strategic development and implementation of museum programming at large and associated with special projects such as The Pop District for diverse audiences.
To carry out this work, this position must work effectively with a variety of internal and external partners. This includes collaborating with internal teams including the Special Events staff to negotiate the use of the space for its highest and best use, as well as coordinating marketing and promotional activities with Carnegie Museums partners.
Key Requirements
Education and Experience:
Minimum of 5 years of experience as a General Manager and/or venue management, talent booking, venue promotion, or live event promotion experience that demonstrates increasing responsibility.
Familiarity with the local, regional, and national live performance and event apparatus required.
Demonstrated success in engaging in marketing and promotional activities required.
Proven track record of producing sustainable levels content volume year over year in small (approximately 800 capacity) to mid-sized (approximately 1,500 capacity) rooms and theaters.
Proven track record of positive revenue performance and demonstrated knowledge diverse revenue streams and models for live performances, concerts, and events.